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said this program is currently being reworked and eventually the Minnesota Crime Prevention <br /> Association will be creating their own program for this. <br /> The consensus of the Council was to move forward with the discussed amendments to the rental <br /> housing code. <br /> 2.04: Discuss Changes to the Earned Sick and Safe Time Policy <br /> Administrative Services Director Lasher reviewed the Staff report concerning the changes to the <br /> Earned Sick and Safe Time policy. <br /> Councilmember Woestehoff said this seems like it will be far easier on an administrative level to <br /> manage. He stated he is fully supportive of this. <br /> Councilmember Riley asked if the City gives more sick days than required by law. <br /> Administrative Services Director Lasher said yes and noted they give 12 days a year, which is <br /> double the State requirement. <br /> City Administrator Hagen explained that State legislation passed laws that went into effect on <br /> January 1, 2024,which required up to 48 hours of Earned Sick and Safe Time. He noted that every <br /> hour beyond this, the City could be more restrictive with eligible uses; however, this law now <br /> changed in the current legislation and now states that any time off that is related to sick time that <br /> is given by employers need to meet the Earned Sick and Safe Time eligible uses. He said they <br /> could carry a bank for all employees that were with the City last year and keep the old sick time <br /> policy; however, this will be more involved on the administrative level. <br /> Councilmember Musgrove asked if they were to put all sick time into a bank for the employee to <br /> use if there would still be a cap at 48 hours per year. <br /> Administrative Services Director Lasher said it would be capped at 96 hours a year. She explained <br /> that it would be the same accrual, it just changes the usage of the time. <br /> Councilmember Riley asked if there are more discussions around changing this in the future as <br /> this has already been changed twice in two years. <br /> City Administrator Hagen said he is not sure if more changes will be coming from the legislation. <br /> Administrative Services Director Lasher shared that on average Ramsey employees use around <br /> 54% of their accrued sick time. She said she does not feel that changing this policy will change <br /> the use. <br /> Councilmember Specht said he is in favor of the change. <br /> Councilmember Riley stated he does not like the idea of the law itself as he is concerned that it <br /> will change again in the near future. <br /> City Council Work Session/October 8, 2024 <br /> Page 7 of 9 <br />